Teacup



Dec. 13, 1927,

H. GOLDFIELD 1652935 TEACUP Filed Feb. 24, 1927 annum: w o u 0 n n o o o0 a u u e u n n 0 .uA "\\\U 'ATTORNEY WITNESS u Y Y @M M MQW *With theabove 25 reference ishad Paienieanec.. 13, 1927i rencor.' ypplicationrled February 24,1922)'eilalNll 120,595. i' A i ,1 Thisinventionfrel'ates toa combined-drinking and brewing receptacle andhasparticu- A. lar reference 'to' ate'acup in which boiling wate'risplaced, and which is vfurther provided with af compartment'communicating with the interior for the reception cfa-com tainer in'which the teale'" ves-are placed, the

especially' as applied to use inv restaurants,

cafs', and other' public eating places. l VOtherobjects reside in 2o.constructionand iode of use jof the inven tion, lthe`economy withVwhich 'the' vsame may i bey produced, and the'.y general efficiency de"rived therefrom.

and other objects in"- view,

ltionfand accompanying drawings inj'which tlfiere` iseXhibitedoneexample jorembodi- Ament of theinvention which is in no wayin- 4tendedas a limitationupon 'stood that" variations and modificationswhichproperly fall withinl the scope of said claims* may be resortedv towhen found eX` pedie1'it'.-` l' C Vlnfthe drawings- Figure 1 isaperspective view ofthecoinbined brewing andV drinking receptacle gA Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view Vtherethrough taken approximately onyythe. line 2-'2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a tional view taken approximatelyV on the' line 3-3 of Fig. 2;j Y

Fig. is a perspective view of ythe container element removed from thereceptacle. Referring to the drawings by characters of reference,designates a cup or receptacle which is preferably provided with theusual handle 11 and may be constructed of Cil china, glass, or the like.The receptacle has .one of'its wallsformed with an opening. 12

- constituting a compartment, which openingl or compartment preferablyVextends vertically from 'a point adjacent the bottom through the upperedge. The opening 'or 'openingfor :compartment 1 2 ist preferably thesimplicity of tothe following specifica- `the slot 13'. The'boilingwater*v or'ther fl is placed within the 'cupi body.` or?`receptacle 210,' 'al-lowing' suliicienttime-for Vthef'diawing 'of thetea orbrewing 'of the beverage. vWhen the scope of the appended claimsas it is to be clearly understrength, the userf` grasps the 'Texten'sion`r 15 Y and turns the container? 147; so that the- "perfragmentaryvhorizontal sec-v any suitable material, such as porcelain,v

@empilement ie fer apo-aimeras lengt communicateswith the Ainteriorofthe*receptacle or body 10 by 'yirtue ofa slot 413.A The L l circularinci'OSS'S'ection and lis; adapte'dtof 'receiveacylindrical container14",whichi'iisV 1 of a 'dia'ineter'to snugly fittlie opening .onVcompartment 1 2'.` The cylindricalcojntainer .14 isv provided with aclosed'uppenend'fh'avf ing a flat manipulating extension 15 secured`thereto, wh-ile the lh iwerendf V*16 "is'fopen" and",`

erably threaldedly engaged yiny lthe lower. end '16.*A Along'fonesidethe ".cyliiidricaljfconf vin the lconta'in'er'14whenthefclosure-cap17 is removed from incendie a fitheeiosure cap is then applied.fThecontainer 14- is then inserted *iny fthe: compartment "orjop'eiij- 1ing 12, as illustrated,'with':the'aperturesor f Y' perforations '18disposedin aliiijenie'nt'fw 'the jbeveragefhasl reachedtheffdesired:registry with thel slot 13. 'Thetea 'ori other "beverage is their drunk'fromthe cup'or re- -Y ceptacle body 10, after which the container., maybe removed, emptied, cleansed, and re-V g5 filled. Similarly the'cup orreceptacle 10 maybe cleansed and sterilized for the receptioniof thecontainer to repeat the brewing and drinkingV operations. i e From the`foregoing it will thus be seen that a lcombined brewing anddrinkingfre` ceptacle has been devised whichV eliminates the use oftea-balls`of kcotton or gauze as now served in restaurants, cafs,cafeterias,'. and other public eating places. Itis obvious that the timeand trouble incidentto this usual method of serving tea or other beverfcombined'brewing and drinking receptacle,

comprising a receptacle body having a .comer .i

70. tainer is formedV `with 'aperturesv or perfo# `'rations1%,while theclosure cap is provided",Y -with a pair of aperturesor'openings19.* i"In practice, the cup or receptacle i's'adapte edf for .tliej brewingoffbeverage'sfsucli, as 'te'a,` which are v`'subseqiientlyfdrunk' there?from. AThe tea leavesfor'the'likeareplaced I partinentfeparate `from thei; iieceivingv coiinartment` and communicating therewith throughout itslength, and a container for a beverage producing?! substance havingl'anl apertured portion' extending tliroughoutmits A length, saidcontainer removablyv positioned* in said latter compartment and movablerefr` lspectively to posit-ionefor establishing and ceivin'g compartmentofthe receptacle.`

and a. Separate., compartment for the recep-V fti/on of Substance `forthep'roduction of the beverage, saidcompartments'having anopening,Vextending :Substantially throughout the height of said compartments and.establishing communication{therebetween} and a containerf-removably andshiftably mounted in thelatter compartnient adapted to containthelbeverageproducing substance and having can f ap'ertured n portion'extending substan- 'qtially throughout the length of Vsaid con-'tainerpl and-movable upon Shifting of the ,Y containerrespectively intoand outrof aliiie` 'rif mentgwiththe j communicating opening be :tweenthecompa-rtments wwhereby to regulate a. ,Aigcombined :hermana drinkingceptacle including4 a main `beverage containfingcoinpartinent .forthereception of a fluid,

'i 1andaeeparate coiiipartinlent" for the recep- 'tioiofrga,substancefor tlieprodutn 0f the gbegveragegnsaid :compartnients havingA an 4opening establishing-kV communication there- -be'tweei'i4,V` and jacontainer `removably` and shiftablymou,ntedl ini the ylatter compartmentcommunicating'v opening ,betweenv they compartments whereby to regulatethe strength adaptedjtoV cmtain lthebeverage producing Y 'substance andhaving an apertured portion ,-n'iovable upon4 shifting ofthejontainer reepectively intov and ontrofralinement with the of thel beveragekbrew.ed','. the .said container havinganfopen end andi'a removableclosure therefor to facilitate the introductionand removal of t-liebeverage producing substance. 22.4.1 A' .combined brewing and drinkingre-` ceptacle including a main beverage containv`ing compartment for thereception of a fluid,

and a separate compartment for reception of a substanceifortheproduction of tthebev-V ,erage, said compartments havingvanopening establishing 'communication therebetween,

and ja` container :removably and` shiftably mounted yin the 'lattercompartment adapted; toY contain the beverage producing substance qIld'lhavng an apertured jpor'tion'movabl'e;

upon shifting of the container respectively yinto andout oi'ralin'enientwiththe communi- 'cat-ing opening between 'the compartments whereby vtoregulate ythe strength 'of the bevj-y erage brewedftlie said containerhaving 'an open end and a reinovableelosure'therefor to facilitate theintroduction vand removal Vvof thebeveragef'producing Substancefth'evopposite endvotl said container being closed "and p forined vwith amanipulating p head projecting kfroinfvthe recepta clebody toy permitofthe rei'noval' andy eliifti-ngof the receptaclein Yits compartment; Y' lQ5, AA combined brewing and drinking receptacleffconeisting ofa cuphaving `alvertic'al Vopening in, its wall `extending' from pointadjacent the bottomthrough'thefuppredge,

Saidy openingbeing of circular configuration incrosssectioinacylindrical container liav- V inge closed upper endprovided with "afina-y nipiilatingl cxteneionya'n'd' an vopen bottomeind",

having a removable closure cap,'l the e'ai'dfcap having al slotestablishing communication bee tween the containeropening and-they mainreceiving compartnieiitroif the cup, the said lcontainer having anaperture'dportion at one lsidev whereby turning movement of the con-{-Vtainer in the receiving opening respectively y dieposes the perforatedportion inand out of `alinernent with thecommunicating slot.

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